WORLD OF INDUSTRIES 03/2019

HANNOVER MESSE

EDITORIAL Digital Developments Dear readers, Industrial production and the digital world are not just continuously getting closer in Europe but around the world. Practically all of the processes along the value added chain, right from development, through to production and manufacturing, logistics, sales and customer services, are amalgamating into one. The so-called value chain of the future will control, organize, and optimize itself. A phenomenon that is not just occurring vertically but also horizontally across company boundaries. This is made possible by the progressive digitalization and continuously improving prerequisites provided by modern software and cost-effective hardware. Processes are therefore not just becoming more efficient but also more intelligent. Companies can react faster and more flexibly to customer requests, shorten innovation cycles, and improve the quality of products. Many companies thus see digitalization and Industrie 4.0 as tools to enable them to develop new business models and to operate on an international scale. Thus we have arrived in the digital, globalized world. In this issue, you can, for example, read all about paper production 4.0, how important the topic of real-time synchronization is to Internet-based networks, and what role safety plays in offshore systems. We will also report on the advantages of the sensorless status monitoring of brakes. In this issue we are focusing on China. Individuals in China are also convinced that digitalization will develop new business models and products and will have a positive impact on research and development. The two trade fairs – Industrial Automation Beijing (May 8 to 10, 2019) and IAMD Shenzhen (June 26 to 28, 2019) – organized by Hannover Fairs International, Germany and Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai and their extensive portfolios are seen as the most influential industry barometers in China. Various exhibitors from many countries will showcase their products and solutions from the automation, logistics, and drive technology sectors. Confocal sensor systems for displacement, distance and thickness confocalDT Highest precision and dynamics for all surface types High precision displacement and distance measurements Thickness measurement of glass and transparent objects Unrivalled sensor portfolio Extremely small measurement spot to detect smallest objects Highest measuring rate in the world: 70 kHz Ease of use via web browser Yours sincerely Nicole Steinicke Tel. +49 8542 1680 www.micro-epsilon.com/confocal